137Cs in Soil and Fallout Around Zagreb (Croatia) at the Time of the Fukushima Accident
| Autor: | Marko Šoštarić, Branko Petrinec, Dinko Babić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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gamma-ray spectrometry
public health radioactive contamination Radioactive Food Contamination Croatia Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Toxicology humanities Soil Food chain Cesium Radioisotopes Environmental chemistry Radioactive contamination Fukushima Nuclear Accident Soil Pollutants Radioactive Environmental science Gamma ray spectrometry |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. 64:561-565 |
| ISSN: | 0004-1254 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/10004-1254-64-2013-2411 |
| Popis: | This paper addresses the noticeable increase of 137Cs activity concentrations in soil and fallout in the area surrounding Zagreb (Croatia) that occurred at the time of the 2011 Fukushima accident. This topic is important for public health as 137Cs is highly toxic due to its long half-life of radioactive decay and chemical similarity to potassium. 137Cs concentrations in fallout were much greater than in soil, but remained present longer in the latter. While being detectable in our measurements, 137Cs did not spread through the food chain in amounts exceeding the maximum allowed level of radioactive food contamination. However, more thorough and consistent measurements need to be done in order to establish the precise activity trends of 137Cs in Zagreb soil and fallout. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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